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Unit 2: World Religions Test
Unit 2: World Religions Test
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Fits VA SOL WHII.1& 15
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1
Which two areas is Islam most centrally located?
Middle East & Africa
Europe & North America
India & Europe
Eastern Asia & Africa
2
Mecca and Medina are sacred cities important to which religion?
Buddhists
Hindus
Muslims
Christians
3
Which of the following was the founder of Judaism?
Muhammad
Paul
Jesus Christ
Abraham
4
Which religion was concentrated in India?
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
5
All of the following are examples of monotheistic religions EXCEPT
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
6
The world's first monotheistic religion was --
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
7
The life and teachings of Jesus can be found in the --
Koran
Torah
Vedas
New Testament
8
The founder of Buddhism was --
Siddhartha Gautama
King Suddhodana
Mahatma Gandhi
Asoka Gupta
9
Seeking enlightenment is a common goal in what religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
10
The effect of Asoka's missionaries and their writings was the spread of -
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
11
Which of the following countries would have the highest percentage of Jews?
Israel
Turkey
Egypt
India
12
Which statement describes the accomplishment of Asoka?
Spreading Buddhism into Eastern Asia
Became the Enlightened One, Buddha
Became King of India
Converted Muslims in the Middle East
13
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, everyone must do all of the following EXCEPT
go on Hajj at least once in your life
keep the Koran sacred
pray five times a day
go to synagogue on Saturday
14
Which religion is characterized by Siddhartha Gautama, Four Noble Truths, & the Eightfold Path?
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
15
In which region did Christianity, Islam, Judaism all exist in 1500?
Northern Europe
Southeast Asia
Middle East
West Africa
16
Which religion believes in many forms of one god?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
17
Which two religions were widely practices in Southeast Asia in the 1500s?
Hinduism & Buddhism
Christianity & Judaism
Hinduism & Judaism
Buddhism & Christianity
18
The Torah is to Judaism as which of the following is to Islam?
Kaaba
Mecca
Koran (Qur'an)
Muhammad
19
Muhammad is the founder of -
Shintoism
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
20
Christians believe that Jesus is -
the Son of God
a great prophet like Moses
a follower of Paul
the author of the New Testament
21
What religion is characterized by the caste system, reincarnation, and karma?
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
22
The religion associated with this central teaching is -
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
23
What religion is concentrated in Europe?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
24
What is religion in the majority of South America?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
25
The Hajj is holy pilgrimage to -
Baghdad
Mecca
Calcutta
Jerusalem
26
What is the Torah?
A collection of Islamic laws
The sacred writings of the Jews
A collection of Hindu texts
The holy texts of Buddhists
27
The 5 Pillars are the core tenets of which major religion?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity